WARREN, Ohio – The sixth-ranked Nova Southeastern Sharks Men’s Golf team jumped eight spots up the leaderboard, putting themselves in position to advance to match play, by shooting –5 on Tuesday afternoon from the Avalon Lakes Golf Course. NSU (+5) currently sits tied for sixth place and recorded 20 birdies in the second round.
Team Leader – No. 9 Oklahoma Christian (-13)
Individual Leader – Mauricio Figueroa, Texas A&M International (-8)
Course – Avalon Lakes Golf Course | 7287 Yards | Par 72
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Josep Serra (-2) continued his strong performance at the NCAA Division II National Championship, shooting three-under in the second round. Serra was locked in early, recording six birdies on the round – three on the front and three on the back-nine – and currently sits tied for 12th overall.
Michael Hay made the back-nine look easy in his second round, totaling five birdies from holes 11 through 17 and finished the afternoon at three-under, putting his tournament score at +1.
Will O’Neill shot a bogey-free back-nine, as he birdied 11 and recorded a par on the rest of the holes.
Daniel Celestino also shot under-par in the second round, finishing his day at –2. Celestino tallied four birdies and added an eagle on the 11th hole.
Joseba Torres recorded four birdies on the day.
Head Coach Joey Marino – The boys did an amazing job bouncing back today in the second round of the National Championship tournament. They gave us a great chance to push towards match play, as we moved up the leader board into the top-8. We did exceptionally well on the back-nine, which has proven to be difficult throughout the tournament. We’re looking forward to the challenge in the final round.
The sixth-ranked Sharks tee off the final round of stroke play at 12:16 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24. To stay up-to-date on Nova Southeastern Men’s Golf, be sure to follow on Instagram & Twitter at NSU_MGolf.
